"How cam’st thou in this pickle?" ~ The Tempest
Cucumber Relish
4 cups chopped unpeeled cucumbers (if large split and remove seeds)
4 large white onions, chopped
4 bell peppers, chopped (2 red / 2 green, if you do not have red bell peppers, you can add some chopped pimiento for color)
1 or 2 red cayenne or other hot pepper, chopped fine
1 T salt
Combine chopped vegetables and add 1 Tbsp salt. Let stand for two hours. Drain well in a colander.
In a large pot combine
4 cups sugar
4 t mustard seed
4 t celery seed
2 t turmeric
1 t salt
1/2 t ground black pepper
4 cups apple cider vinegar
Add drained vegetable mixture to pot and stir all together. Bring just to a boil, then reduce heat and cook slowly for one hour. Put mixture in hot sterilized jars and seal.
Heat jars in a boiling hot water bath for 10 minutes.
Remove jars and listen for the Ping!
Yield 4-5 pints
